For the second year in a row, San Jose will be home to the Think and Die Thinking Festival, a celebration of punk rock, alternative culture and the DIY philosophy that comes along with it.

From Friday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 26, Think and Die Thinking will take over the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, located on The Alameda in San Jose. All orders of bands — from punk to indie to electronic to experimental — from all over the Bay Area are scheduled to perform; vegan food will be served, art will be exhibited, crafts sold and zines distributed.

TADT organizers make no bones about their intention to strengthen the indie and punk scene in San Jose, "a place that has been historically lacking, for whatever reasons," according to the bio on the festival's Facebook page.

All proceeds from the festival go to benefit the venue, which was founded in San Jose in 1981 in response to "Santa Clara County residents voting to repeal ordinances extending housing and employment protections to lesbians and gay men." Since then the center has grown, and so have the number and variety of services it offers to the local LGBT community.

The festival starts at 5 p.m. on Aug. 24 and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26. For more information check out the Think and Die Thinking pages on Tumblr and Facebook.

Founded in 2006, The Bay Bridged is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization utilizing new media and presenting live events to support the San Francisco Bay Area’s indie rock, folk, and pop music communities. Our mission is to maintain a dedicated public education campaign to encourage public appreciation of San Francisco Bay Area independent music and to provide unique opportunities for local musicians to perform, receive exposure, collaborate,
and create original works.